Golf ball retrieving device

ABSTRACT

A device for retrieving golf balls from water. The device includes primarily, a double ended hook pivotably secured to a telescoping rod. The double ended hook of the device when engaging the ball enables the user to lift the ball from the water without the hook discharging the ball.

United States Patent 1191 DLuhy Nov. 20, 1973 [54] GOLF BALL RETRIEVINGDEVICE 2,109,377 2/1938 Airington 294/19 R 124,943 3/1872 Ferriss 294/19R [76] Inventor. Emll A. D Luhy, 363 Lockport St., 2,738,24 3/l956 H294mg A Youngstown, 14174 1 2,623,769 12 1952 Kegley 294 19 A [22]Filed: June 10, 1971 Primary Examiner Evon C. Blunk [21] Appl' l51686Assistant Examiner-Johnny D. Cherry [52] 11.8. CI 294/19 A 57 ABSTRACTI51] Int. Cl. A47f 13/06 1 l [581 Field of Search 294/19 R, 19 A, 66 R,A device for remains golf balls from water- The 294/52, 61, 66; 56/328,333, 400.01, 400.11; Vice includes primarily, a double ended hookpivota- 119/151, 152 bly secured to a telescoping rod. The double endedhook of the device when engaging the ball enables the [56] ReferencesCited user to lift the ball from the water without the hook UNITEDSTATES PATENTS 3,434,753 3/1969 Croes 294/ 19 A 1 Claim, 3 DrawingFigures PAIENIEDrmvzo m3 FIG.

INVENTOR. EM/L A. D LUf/Y FIG. 3

GOLF BALL RETRIEVING DEVICE This invention relates to devices forgolfers and more particularly to a golf ball retrieving device.

It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a ballretrieving device which will consist of a double ended hook which willbe placed behind the ball so as to be pulled forward and engaging theball so as to lift it from the water.

Another object of this invention is to provide a retrieving device ofwhich the double ended hook position when lowering it into the waterwill remain in a vertical position when engaging the peripheral surfaceof the ball so that the user may lift the ball from the water withoutthe device accidentally discharging the ball therefrom.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed of which the double ended hook will have a center portion freeto pivot within a pair of bushings, one on either side of the flattenedend of the telescoping rod.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a golf ballretrieving device which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture,rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention shown in elevation withthe telescoping rod portion and the golf ball shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1 shown partly broken away; and

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side view of the device shown In use.

According to this invention, a golf ball retrieving de- I vice 10 isshown to include a pivotable double ended hook 11 which is supportedwithin opening 12 at the flattened end 13 of telescoping rod 14. Thecentral portion of hook 11 is pivotally carried within a pair of .spacedapart plastic bushings 15, the bushings 15 serving to keep the flattenedend portion 13 of rod 14 in the center of the double ended hook and hook11 is free to depend therefrom in a substantially vertical manner whenengaging ball 16 and also when the device 10 is lowered into the water.

Referring now more particularly to FIG. 3, one will see how the hook I]is placed behind the ball 16 and then drawn toward the user in whichcase the two ends will engage the outer peripheral surface of the golfball 16 on each side, thus enabling the user to then lift the device 10and the ball 16 upwards and out of the water.

What I claim is:

l. A g olfball retrieving device comprising an elongated handle with anaperture in one end to receive the horizontal bar of a double-ended hookwhere the hooks are identical and parallel and is so constructed thatthe straight portion of the double-ended hook is sufficiently long so asto dangle and pivot in the aperture of the elongated handle therebyallowing the curved portion of the double-ended hook to readily engagethe ball and that the radius of curvature of the curved portion of thedouble-ended hook is properly sized in combination with the distancebetween the two hooks so that the radius of curvature conforms to theperipheral surface of the golf ball to firmly engage said ball so as notto discharge said ball as it is lifted from the water.

1. A golf ball retrieving device comprising an elongated handle with anaperture in one end to receive the horizontal bar of a double-ended hookwhere the hooks are identical and parallel and is so constructed thatthe straight portion of the double-ended hook is sufficiently long so asto dangle and pivot in the aperture of the elongated handle therebyallowing the curved portion of the double-ended hook to readily engagethe ball and that the radius of curvature of the curved portion of thedoubleended hook is properly sized in combination with the distancebetween the two hooks so that the radius of curvature conforms to theperipheral surface of the golf ball to firmly engagE said ball so as notto discharge said ball as it is lifted from the water.